Receptacle.



lW. Hl GAMBLE.

REGEPTAGLE. APPLIQATION FILED 1120.1,.1913.

@fz/masses.- i I n ve/valor I Patented Mar. 16, 1915.k

WALTER H. GAMBLE, F Los ANeELns, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mar; 16, 19115.

Application md December 1, 1913.A serial No, 804,122.

T0 all whom 'it may concern: f

Be it known that I, WAL'nERsfY-I'IirGAM-BLE,

a. citizen of the United Statesresiding at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, havepinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Receptacles, of which the following-is a'speciication.

My invention relates to a rece taclefor i articles of preferably a long an slim vnature, and more especially matches,"an dhas particular reference to an improvement in that class of devices shown in my United States Patent-No. 980,625, of January 3,

51911, but distinguished therefrom in being itself a containeror receptacle .instead of v an attachment to a container or receptacle.

device shown in the accompanyingdrawing,l

in whichf i Figure 1, is a plan view of the complete blank. Fig. 2 is a. perspective view showing the folded receptacle, and Fig. 3, is a vertical section on line 3 3, Fig.'2.

Y The blank 1, is scored at 2 and 3, to form, whenfolded at right angles to the back 4,

side walls 5 and 6, the wall 5, having continuous therewith a strip 7, scored at 8,- to render same easily foldable and form a front for the receptacle. Said strip 7, is provided with a portion 9, scored, at 10, and adapted to be, lapped over the wall 6. On this portion are tongues. 11 and 12, arrangedI for insertion-.through-slots 13 and 14, respectively, in said'wall 6. The\ walls 5 and'6 are provided with tabs 15 and 16, respectively, foldable on the score 17, at right angles to said. ng substantially the posiwalls and occipy tion shown in 4' g. 2. Continuous withback 4.-, and bendable atf the score 17, to form a bottom for said receptacle, is a'portion 18, adapted to overlap the tabs 15 and 16 on the walls 5 and 6, for purposes presently to appear, and continuous with said bottom por- .tion 18, is a lip'19, foldable on the score. 20.

This lip 19, when in folded position, as Seen in Fig. 2, proj ects outwardly from the front 7,

.of the receptacle, and isprovided with wings 21 and 22, having spurs' 23 and 24;, for engagement with the inside of the front 7, tto hold the lip in position as shown. The wall 5, f is incised to form an ear 25, behind which the spur portion 23, ofv thewing 2.1, is in serted, tohold said wing in snug contact' with said wall 5. The otherV spur portion 24, ofthe Wing 22, ,when in position, lies under the tongue 12,' of the port0n .9 this provision serving to enable, AWl1en-,d.$11-ed, a box to be slipped into the' receptacle with- 4 out striking the protruding portion of the spurs. As seen the inwardly folded tabs -15 I and 16, lie upon the bottom "18,'and-l the' wings 21 and 22 rest upon said tabs, these tabs functioning to perfect the closure rof the receptacle at the bottom. The back 4", is provided with an extension 26', at the top,

having anaperture 27, whereby to'hang-the p receptacle at any convenient place.A

The aforementioned portion 7 forming the front of the receptacle is shorter than K the walls 5 and 6 and the back 4, 'in :order to leave, when folded in position, an opening in the front of the receptacle of a height A equal to that' of the wings.

What I claim, is

A receptacle consisting ofv a single piece of material foldable upon itself vto form side wallsand a back, one of said -wallshavinga strip arranged to overlap and be fastened by means carried thereby to the other of said side walls, said strip being shorter than said walls and back, a portion continuous n withjand foldable at right angles to saidl back to form a bottom, said portion having side wings having locking means for engagel ment with the 'strip to hold said lipv projected from said strip, and at an angle to said bottom, whereby to leave an opening in the front of said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have set my handv inthe presence of two witnesses.

WALTER ILGAMBLE.

Witnesses: A

"ANTON GLOETZNER, Jr., STILWELL.

continuous therewith a lip provided with 

